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Oct. 20, 2025Edition

🔒$10M Westminster Tool builds growth strategy on culture, training and diversification

"Hire for character, train for skill" — that philosophy landed Plainfield's Westminster Tool in the Manufacturing Hall of Fame. Now founder Ray Coombs & his kids are leading the $10M family business into its next chapter.

🔒Sikorsky’s $10.9B CH-53K contract sparks hiring, investment and renewed optimism across CT’s aerospace sector

Sikorsky's $10.9B multiyear contract for CH-53K helicopters is revitalizing Connecticut's aerospace sector. Suppliers report 30% workforce growth and new investments as stability returns through 2033.

🔒CT law firms embrace booming alternative dispute resolution market

As Connecticut’s court system strains under mounting caseloads, a parallel private justice system is flourishing, with law firms across the state jockeying for a share of the rapidly expanding alternative dispute resolution market.

🔒UConn Health’s expansion bid could reshape CT’s medical landscape, shrink number of independent care providers

Connecticut’s remaining independent hospitals are dwindling — and the list could soon get shorter. UConn Health, which operates...
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🔒Plans to remake portions of Waterbury’s Brass Mill Center mall stalled by easement restrictions, weak tenant demand

A little more than two years after buying the former Macy’s building at Waterbury’s Brass Mill Center mall, West Hartford entrepreneurs Sami and Dr. Nazeeh Abunasra are still struggling to bring their redevelopment plans to life.

🔒Branford developer MB Financial expands across CT with ambitious redevelopment projects

Early this year, Branford-based developer MB Financial Group approached Enfield town officials with tentative plans to convert...

🔒Watertown landlord finds niche converting underused medical offices into small-business suites

As Connecticut’s traditional office market continues to struggle with high vacancy rates, Watertown property owner Normand “J-R”...

🔒Private equity investors cautious after Fed’s first rate cut in nine months

Private equity executives in Connecticut say the Federal Reserve’s decision to trim interest rates for the first...
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🔒How businesses can lead the charge in building a cyber-strong America (opinion)

Building a cyber-strong America is this year’s theme for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The Department of Homeland...

🔒CT manufacturers have dim outlook on tariffs; report hiring, retention challenges

Sixty-six percent of Connecticut manufacturers recently surveyed say that tariffs will negatively affect their businesses in 2025....
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